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H. S. OOOHRAN.

MATCH SAFE. No. 282,272.

, Patented July 31. 1883.

, 1 jmn i o'i' envy 6T ('ockrdw. 2 1 m A I A UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICEO HENRY COGHRAN, or PHILADELPHIA, rnNNsYLvANIA, Assicnon TO I STEPHEN A. CQGl-TRAN, or sAMn rLAon.

MATCH-SAFE.

SPECIFICATION forming aw of Letters Patent No. "282,272, dated July 3;, 1883. l Application file'dJune 2,1883. (No model.) I

To aZZ whom it may concern: 1 hip to the other, below the longitudinal trough,

' Be it known that I, HENRY S. COGHRAN, a there is a plate, I, which has a portion out citizen of the United States, residing at Philaaway, so as to form a vertical edge, cl, and a delphia, in the county of Philadelphia and downwardly-oblique edge, cl, and at the junc- 5 State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and ture of the two edges on lines there is a circular 5 5 useful Improvements in-MatclrSafes, of which notch, 6, so that when the top is set down on the the following is a specification. top edge of the division-plate D the notches My invention relates to match safes or boxes, e will fit into notches f, formed in the edge of n and has for its object the production of a safe the partition-plate. By cutting the end plate .'1othe parts of which are few and can readily be so asto form the vertical and the oblique edges 60 put together, and, if desired, taken apart, and the hip or side of. the top over the match-chamwhich, as a whole, can be made at a small cost, her canbe pressed inward, so that matches can and which will be (efficient for its intended use; be taken out, while the other side cannot be I and to those ends it consists in the construcpressedinwardly, byreason of thevertical edge tion, as well as in the combination, of parts of the end plate bearing against the side of the 65 hereinafter particularly described, and afterpartition-plate, so that the debris-chamber can ward specifically defined by the clain1s.- The never be opened for the match-chamber. Moreparts eantemaae of either sheetor cast metal, over, by so forming the end plates one side. and with plain or corrugated sides; but I preof the top is heavier than the other, so that 2o fer to make them of cast metal with corrugated the top works automatically to'close the match- 70 sides. I v chamber. By the circular'notches in the end In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is plates fitting into the notches in the partitiona perspective of the three pieces composing the plate the top is held down firmly to its place boX or safe detached from each other. Fig. 2 and prevented from slipping. To further is a plan view of the safe; Fig. 3, a horizontal guard against thepossibility of the side of the 7 5 section thereof below the top, and Fig. 4 a top over the debris-chamber being pushed invertical transverse section. I ward, I form lugs g on the inside edge of the In thedrawings, the letter A indicates the upper part of the shell, as shown, so that the shellof the safe, cast in one piece and divided lower edge of that side of the top will strike into two chambers, Band C, by a partition, against them and be prevented from falling 8o D, cast in one-piece with the base or bottom below. If desired, however, these lugs may E, and passed up from the bottom of the shell be omitted, as may also the notches-in both the into grooves a, and held by compression by the end plates and the partition-plate, without goparts fitting snugly together, although it may ing beyond the scope of my invention; and 3 5 be heldby screws or other means. Thegrooves some other means than whatI have described 85. (L are parts of the corrugations 5 but they may for balancing, weighting, or pivoting the top, be formed by independent depressions in' the so as to make it automatic 111 its working, may sides of the shell, or by flanges, orin any other be employed without evading my invention; way desired. but I prefer the several means described.

40 "The top or cover F is preferably removable, To distinguish at a glance the match from and has defleeting'sides G,.or hips G and G, to the debris chamber, Imark the dbrischamcover, respectively, the match-chamber B and her with the words The Complete, which the debris-chamber O, and is provided at its may be cast with the top or made separate p apex with a longitudinal trough, H, which therefrom, and attached thereto by either sol 4 5 has an inclined bottom, Z), deflecting toward the dering or brazing, and I mark the match-chamchamberO, so as to leave a slot orspace, 0, her with the words Match-$afe, which may between its lower edge and one side ofthe be formed in the same manner as the other tro ugh, through which burned matches may words. I be dropped into the debris-chamber. I The safe may rest stationary upon a table 50 At each end of the top, extending from one or shelf, or may be suspended from a nail, an I00 opening, I), being formed in its side for that purpose.

What I claim i s 1. The match-safe divided into a match and r 5 a debris chamber, in combination with the se1fadjusting cover, operating to open or close both chambers simultaneously, substantially as set forth. 2. The match-safe divided into a match and I0 debris chamber, in combination with the selfadjusting cover provided with a trough communicating with the debris-chamber, substantially as set forth. I

3. The match-safe composed of a shell di I 5 vided into a match and a dbris chamber by a vertical partition, a self-adj usting cover to both chambers fulcrumed on the partitionplate, and provided with a trough having an inclined bottom, and communicating with the debris- 4. The shell, divided into chambers bythe partition having notches in its top edge, in combination with the self-adj usting cover pro-' vided with end plates formed as described, and fitting into the notches in the partition- 2 5 plate and provided with-the trough having an inclined bottom communicating with one of the chambers, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing wit- 0 ncsses.

HENRY S. COOHRAN.

WVitnesses:

.TAMEs L. NoRRIs, J. A. RUTHERFORD. 

